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Elsy Soteldo Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Can someone explain me what this sentence means?

No less an advocate than Jules Favre pleaded their cause.
  

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To "plead someone's cause" means to argue or campaign in support of that person. The basic meaning is that Jules Favre supported them; "No less an advocate than Jules Favre" is additionally implying that Jules Favre was a skilled or prominent advocate.

  • To "plead someone's cause" means to argue or campaign in support of that person.
  • The basic meaning is that Jules Favre supported them; "No less an advocate than Jules Favre" is additionally implying that Jules Favre was a skilled or prominent advocate.
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To "plead someone's cause" means to argue or campaign in support of that person. The basic meaning is that Jules Favre supported them; "No less an advocate than Jules Favre" is additionally implying that Jules Favre was a skilled or prominent advocate.
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thank you very much!!

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